Tolstoy's Family Prototypes in War and Peace /

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Did affection for members of his family influence Tolstoy's characterizations in War and Peace? Comparison of the novel with the writer's family history reveals preferential treatment of those with greater relatedness to him--excluding his autoportraits. It also explains many narrative gap...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cooke, Brett (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Brookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2020]
Series:Evolution, cognition, and the arts.
Subjects:
Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910. > Voĭna i mir > Characters.
Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910.
Voĭna i mir (Tolstoy, Leo, graf)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Characters and characteristics.
Napoleonic Wars.
Russian literature.
Tolstoy.
aesthetics.
ancestors.
autobiographical fiction.
biopoetics.
character arcs.
evolutionary psychology.
family.
history.
incest.
kin altruism.
literary Darwinism.
nepotism.
prototypes.
relationships.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Aesthetic Kin Altruism
  • Chapter 1. Background and Overview
  • Chapter 2. Family Structures
  • Chapter 3. Kin Altruism
  • Chapter 4. Names and Family Traditions
  • Chapter 5. Writing the Novel with the Family
  • Chapter 6. The Problem with Prototypes
  • Chapter 7. Genetic Allies
  • Chapter 8. Unrelated Family Associates
  • Chapter 9. Distant Relatives
  • Chapter 10. Tolstoy's Grandparents
  • Chapter 11. Tolstoy's Parents
  • Chapter 12. The Parents' Marriage
  • Chapter 13. What about Sonya?
  • Chapter 14. A Genetic Clash--and Inclusive Errors
  • Chapter 15. Incest Avoidance
  • Chapter 16. Self-Altruism
  • Chapter 17. Kin Altruism Reconsidered
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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